UN urges opening Gaza borders in the face of risk of mass famine

Published at: 05/11/2025 06:29 PM

The World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations (UN) called this Wednesday, November 5, for the total opening of border crossings with the Gaza Strip to guarantee the entry of humanitarian aid and address the growing food emergency facing the Palestinian population, devastated after more than two years of genocide perpetrated by Israel.

Abeer Etefa, spokesperson for the WFP, quoted by Telesur, reported that, after more than three weeks of the ceasefire, the agency managed to deliver food aid to nearly one million people, although he warned that the situation remains “critical and desperate”. “It is urgent to expand humanitarian access inside Gaza and reopen more crossings to allow essential supplies to enter,” he stressed.

The WFP currently has 44 distribution centers in operation, despite the fact that its operating plan includes a total of 145 points. The restrictions imposed by the Israeli authorities have limited the full deployment of the assistance network, preventing the care of thousands of families in extreme conditions.

The UN has on several occasions denounced the continuous offensives of the Israeli Zionist regime and the critical humanitarian situation in Gaza. After more than two years of systematic attacks, most of the civilian infrastructure is devastated and thousands of families face the risk of famine.

Since the signing of the ceasefire, Israel has repeatedly violated the agreement through new attacks and restrictions on humanitarian aid in Gaza. On this day alone, Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in separate incidents in the center of the enclave, alleging that the men crossed the yellow ceasefire line near their positions.

Mazo News Team